Tacoma Narrows Bridge B W
by Connie Fox
Title
Tacoma Narrows Bridge B W
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Bw Photo
Description
Black-and-white image of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, shot on State Route 16 while headed southeast toward Tacoma. Mount Rainier can be seen in the background, framed by a curved light on the bridge. Image has been given a black vignette and other special effects.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington. The bridges connect the city of Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula and carry State Route 16 over the strait.
Historically, the name Tacoma Narrows Bridge has applied to the original bridge nicknamed "Galloping Gertie," which opened in July 1940 but collapsed because of aeroelastic flutter four months later, as well as the replacement of the original bridge which opened in 1950 and still stands today as the westbound lanes of the present-day twin bridge complex.
The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940. It received its nickname "Galloping Gertie" because of the vertical movement of the deck observed by construction workers during windy conditions. The bridge became known for its pitching deck, and collapsed into Puget Sound the morning of November 7, 1940, under high wind conditions. Engineering issues, as well as the United States' involvement in World War II, postponed plans to replace the bridge for several years; the replacement bridge was opened on October 14, 1950.
By 1990, population growth and development on the Kitsap Peninsula caused traffic on the bridge to exceed its design capacity; as a result, in 1998 Washington voters approved a measure to support building a parallel bridge. After a series of protests and court battles, construction began in 2002 and the new bridge opened to carry eastbound traffic on July 15, 2007, while the 1950 bridge was reconfigured to carry westbound traffic. The 1950 and 2007 bridges are now the fifth-longest suspension bridge spans in the United States, and the 31st-longest in the world.
Copyright 2012-14 Connie Steitz Fox
All Rights Reserved
Canon A630.
FEATURED on the homepages of PhotosRUs, Women Photographers, Beauty, FAA Featured Images, and Weekly Fun, March 2014. Featured in Comfortable Art, April 2014, The Grayscale Outdoors, July 2017, USA Photographers, August 2019, and Travel Art, September 2019; Black and White Images, November 2021
Uploaded
March 1st, 2014
Statistics
Viewed 671 Times - Last Visitor from Washington, DC on 03/28/2024 at 12:47 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments (15)
Connie Fox
Thank you, Rick Kaplan, for the feature in Black and White Images! Somehow managed to capture Mount Rainier in this one.
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Connie Fox
Robert, I'm so happy to see "Tacoma Narrows Bridge BW" featured in FAA Featured Images. Thank you for honoring my work in this way.
Connie Fox
Anastasia, thank you for featuring "Tacoma Narrows Bridge BW" in PhotosRUs. I'm thrilled that you like it, for it's quite different from my usual work. Validating!
Connie Fox
Thank you, Felicia. Shot through the windshield on the way to the airport--and my first full view of Mount Rainier. I had been looking the famous mountain all week, but not actually seeing it because it was mostly obscured by clouds. On the first clear day, I had to return to Texas! Thanks for your vote and fave.